[vodpod id=Video.3843514&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D528367%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A528367] Sway and Naughty By Nature’s Treach take a minute—well, 2 minutes and 42 seconds really, to reminisce on 2Pac for  his 39th birthday. Ultimately, he wanted to get the thugs all behind him — his thug nation, his thug life — and take them to the next level … unified, building up the community, reinvesting in the community, in the people.”

Here’s a YouTube tour of the music behind Em’s latest. You can thank me now. Oops, wrong album. Sidebar: Ivan got the files for you.

Mr. Birthday Sex is back with some new material featuring labelmate, Ludacris. iLike this too.

Ab-Soul pumps up the volume over a familiar Redman sample in his new video. Long Term 2: Lifestyles of The Broke and Almost Famous drops on the 28th. Previously: “House Party 5”

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If you haven’t heard, Carlos popped the big question last weekend in Atlanta. Now, here’s footage of him down on bended knee. We want pre-nup?

Guess we can blame Chuck’s various push-backs on Black Mamba’s jersey numbers. It’s all mathemetics. The R.E.D. Album makes its arrival on 8-24.

This is what the front of Paul Wall’s fourth album, Heart Of A Champion looks like. Pick it up in stores July 13th. Tracklist below. 1. Take Notes 2. Showin’ Skillz (feat. Lil’ Keke) 3. I’m On Patron 4. Round Here (feat. Chamillionaire) 5. Im’ma Get It (feat. Kid Sister & Bun B) 6. Stay Iced Up (feat. C. Stone & Johnny Dang) 7. Pocket Fulla Presidents (feat. Andre Nickatina & Mitchy Slick) 8. Ain’t A Thang (feat. Jim Jones) […]

[vodpod id=Video.3844269&w=425&h=350&fv=] Dee Vazquez puts Jones through the ringer for her latest installment of PROFILE. Always interesting and engaging. 57thave

Wait, another Drake post? You damn right. Yesterday morning, hip-hop’s “it-guy” phoned your favorite radio station to promote Thank Me Later and then some. Listen up: Phoner 1: On 97.9 The Box in Houston, Drake responded to Lil’ Kim calling him a “punk pussy“. Phoner 2: Strolling through Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Drake says he plans to drop an R&B mixtape. via hhnm Phoner 3: On Ricky Smiley’s show on Z107.9 in Cleveland, Drizzy speaks on his relationship with Rihanna.

If 2Pac didn’t ride in the passenger seat of Suge Knight’s BMW on September 13, 1996, he would’ve been 39 years old today. But of course, Pac’s been immortalized through his music and now, YouTube. Here’s a clip of him 14 years ago celebrating his born day the best way he knows how: In the studio. Can a nigga get a present for his birthday? Ha!

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Jimmy and Sen round up the troops for a quick clip to Drizzy’s single. This could’ve used another verse, but maybe less is more. Bang, bang, bang.

[vodpod id=Video.3843470&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D527631] This looks a live version of Nicki Minaj’s VIBE cover. Anyway, here’s a visual to the number one song in the country. That’s right, read it and weep. Way to go Snoopy.

The day after the listening session, Joey Crack’s forthcoming’s tracklist and production credits have been revealed to the masses. The list of producers looks pretty solid. Guess we’ll find out the outcome on July 27th. 1. Intro [Prod. by Scram Jones] 2. Valley Of Death [Prod. by Cool & Dre] 3. I Am Crack [Prod. by Just Blaze] 4. Kilo (feat. Clipse & Cam’ron) [Prod. by DJ Infamous] 5. Rappers Are In Danger [Prod. by DJ Infamous] 6. Slow Down […]

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No mugshot. The King lands himself the cover of XXL‘s summer issue. In the excerpt from his story below, TIP addresses the constant snitch rumors. Read  up. Issue hits newsstands July 6. “What people don’t take into consideration is the reason that I was eligible for certain agreements that they weren’t eligible for was because I made myself a useful member of society. Most muthafuckas catch cases and get time. My nigga, you wasn’t doing shit when you was out here, so wasn’t […]

Just got home from the craziness at South Street Seaport where a free Drake show turned into a mini-riot before Drizzy could even arrive. While it’s always fun to blame everything on po-po, I really think they had no choice. After a hour and a half of kids standing on top of each other with no action or no music playin’, things were bound to go left. And they really did! Craziest moment: I think I saw someone toss a […]

It’s unclear as to the origins of this tune, but one thing for certain is that it sounds great. This one goes out to the beautiful girls around the world. ts

For years, I’ve said someone should hire one of those informerical guys to promote their album. Finally, someone has. Take a look at the ShamWow guy pitchin’ Em’s new record, Recovery. In stores next Monday.